diff --git a/charts/irs-helm/values.yaml b/charts/irs-helm/values.yaml
index 5edc04786e..1d1debecff 100644
--- a/charts/irs-helm/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/irs-helm/values.yaml
@@ -175,7 +175,9 @@ edc:
       ttl: P1D  # Time after which a cached Item is no longer valid and the real catalog is called instead
       maxCachedItems: 64000  # Maximum amount of cached catalog items
     policies:
-      allowedNames: ID 3.0 Trace, ID 3.1 Trace, R2_Traceability
+      # IRS will only negotiate contracts for offers with a policy as defined in the allowedNames list.
+      # If a requested asset does not provide one of these policies, a tombstone will be created and this node will not be processed.
+      allowedNames: ID 3.0 Trace, ID 3.1 Trace, R2_Traceability  # List of comma separated names of the policies to accept.
 
 discovery:
   endpoint:  # EDC Discovery Service endpoint
diff --git a/irs-api/src/main/resources/application.yml b/irs-api/src/main/resources/application.yml
index b2fc7af2a5..be1063de23 100644
--- a/irs-api/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/irs-api/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,9 @@ edc:
       ttl: P1D # Time after which a cached Item is no longer valid and the real catalog is called instead
       maxCachedItems: 64000 # Maximum amount of cached catalog items
     policies:
-      allowedNames: ID 3.0 Trace, ID 3.1 Trace, R2_Traceability
+      # IRS will only negotiate contracts for offers with a policy as defined in the allowedNames list.
+      # If a requested asset does not provide one of these policies, a tombstone will be created and this node will not be processed.
+      allowedNames: ID 3.0 Trace, ID 3.1 Trace, R2_Traceability # List of comma separated names of the policies to accept.
 
 digitalTwinRegistry:
   descriptorEndpoint: ${DIGITALTWINREGISTRY_DESCRIPTOR_URL:} # The endpoint to retrieve AAS descriptors from the DTR, must contain the placeholder {aasIdentifier}